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454697819
29-07-09, 09:52 AM
About 2 weeks ago I suffered from a short blast of the "summer Bug" similar to the flu but not as severe, I worked though it feeling pooh but within a week it had gone,

now about 7 days ago, a week after the flue went, I started to feel really drained, physically, my brain is awake, but I Feel drunk, light headed and dizzy. I feel nervous and anxious coupled with the shakes in extreme moments. I have the very odd moment of clarity but mostly this hazy feeling of not being with it. Its like I am sapped of all my energy all of the time
I can still work but not as well and physically I am done for earlier in the day all the time, I am physically drained by 3pm just working at my desk. Food doesn't help neither does sugar.

I went to the doctor, and I was effectively fine, my blood pressure is as low as it has been in recent years and although I am overweight there is little else medically wrong. She diagnosed possible Post Viral Syndrome, but said if it doesn't go away within a week to come back, I will go back this week if I can get an appointment, but does anyone know exactly what PVS is... if it can be over come, got round.

Sleep doesn't help as I am not always sleepy but tired (if that makes any sense) I can work through it but it is really really hard to keep concentration and get distracted....oh look a fly.... you get my drift.

Anyone got any first hand experience of PVS?

Im going to go and goggle some info but the law according to goggle aint always right. I am slowly going insane feeling like this?

Paul the 6th
29-07-09, 10:22 AM
Hiya alex, sorry to hear about this :( not heard of it before mate but hope you get well soon. Just had a quick look on wikipedia but the article is tiny and pretty vague.

Also, as for bashing symptoms into google, take the results with a pinch of salt as it's nearly always cancer or aids or swine flu.

Hope you get well soon, and if you do end up taking any time off work - this will help pass the time (http://www.fantasticcontraption.com/) soooo much

600+
29-07-09, 02:14 PM
have you had your bloods checked? maybe your zinc is low or iron.

any negative psychologicakl issues going on at the moment in ur life?

454697819
29-07-09, 02:48 PM
have you had your bloods checked? maybe your zinc is low or iron.

any negative psychologicakl issues going on at the moment in ur life?

blood was the next thing to check, but she said I didn't look like my blood was off?

Nothing mega negative, a few things over and above the usual but i have coped with significantly worse...

Ill call them again tomorrow am see if I can get an appointment

600+
29-07-09, 02:50 PM
wow your GP must have super powers if without doing blood tests she could tell your blood results!!

discraceful in fact!!! ask her to run full blood tests

cost saving incompetent people!!!